Hogan family gives WMU $100,000 for baseball scoreboard and
scholarship

March 24, 1998

KALAMAZOO -- The family of the late Jerry Hogan, a standout
baseball player at Western Michigan University who graduated from
WMU in 1952, has donated $100,000 to the WMU Foundation for a
new baseball scoreboard in Hyames Field and established an endowed
baseball scholarship.

"We're honored to provide this in Jerry's memory,"
said Rosie Hogan of Portage, his wife. "He loved baseball,
and he loved WMU." Rosie Hogan and couple's three children,
Kerry Hogan-McLean of Kalamazoo, Linda Larkin of Lawton and Michael
Hogan of Scotts, also are graduates or attended WMU.

"All of us at WMU appreciate the generosity of Rosie Hogan
and the entire Hogan family," said Keith A. Pretty, president
of the WMU Foundation. "I can think of no greater tribute
to a former student athlete and longtime WMU baseball supporter."

The Jerry Hogan Endowed Baseball Scholarship will be established
with $30,000 of the total gift. It will generate scholarship opportunities
for students who are members of the Bronco baseball team. Preference
will be given to those with financial need.

The remainder of the gift will enable WMU to erect the Jerry
Hogan Memorial Scoreboard. The electronic scoreboard will be located
in left center field along Stadium Drive. Team schedules for several
sports will be displayed on the back of the scoreboard, depending
on the season.

Ground will be broken for the scoreboard in a brief ceremony
during the WMU baseball game Tuesday, March 24, beginning at 4
p.m. at Hyames Field. Participants will include Rosie Hogan and
the three children; Pretty; Kathy B. Beauregard, director of intercollegiate
athletics; and Fred Decker, baseball coach.

Jerry Hogan, a pitcher, was named to the all-Mid-American Conference
baseball team in 1949 and pitched one of the few no-hitters in
Bronco baseball history. He was the owner and operator of the
Hogan Insurance Agency, which has offices in Portage and Paw Paw.
He died in 1994.